General Update Kind Of Stuff
I forgot to mention my second Feb. trial. My client was charged with 2 crimes: unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling & possession of crack cocaine. It began on Thursday moarning when my client was bitching about me. When the court denied his motion to appoint a new attorney, he went off on me more. False things, mind you, but quite a show. That afternoon (somewhere inbetween selecting a jury), I made some arguments about the entry charge and what wittnesses should be able to testify (people who weren't there shouldn't be able to testify about whether or not my client was let in). It didn't look like anyone was listening to me--or perhaps they thought my strategy was wrong and that I could successfully fight things differently. I went home that night expecting to complete the trial the next day. As it turns out, the next moarning they announced that they thought my arguments were right (or at least my concerns were legitimate) and dropped the entry charge. Then they dropped the drug charge. All before we picked a jury.

Can't say I wasn't dissapointed that we didn't complete (or even start) the trial. But it was a win.

As to other news, I have started motivating myself to exercise by purchasing Nathaniel Brandon's "Foundamental Principles of Objectivism". The talks seem pretty good. However, I would say that he starts off really good in the begining of each CD and sort of fizzels. Also, I was for some reason expecting a Q & A bit at the end of each lecture where Brandon and perhaps Barbara Brandon and Ayn Rand fielded some questions. These don't have any. :(